Catalog
25 Dollars - Elizabeth II White-tailed deer
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1885-date) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a front-facing crowned vignette of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara; at centre, a vignette of the Altun Ha Mayan temple; at lower right, the Coat of Arms of Belize; at upper left, a vignette of a Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris). The legend reads 'Central Bank of Belize' and 'Third Anniversary of Independence' with the national motto 'Sub Umbra Floreo' and the denomination '$25'. |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY DIRECTOR LEGAL TENDER IN BELIZE $25 |
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Pick CS1 is not a circulating banknote but a souvenir card issued by the Central Bank of Belize, almost certainly produced for a numismatic event or trade fair — the "CS" prefix in the Pick catalogue denotes exactly that category. The gold foil bonding is the point of the piece: it was never intended to pass through a cash register.
Belize had only established its Central Bank in 1982, two years before this card appeared, following the country's independence from Britain in 1981. The Belize dollar had been pegged to the US dollar at 2:1 since 1978 and remains so — a rate that made the currency stable enough that a luxury souvenir issue carried some actual prestige.